Is it shameless to plug a fairly commonplace Irish sports pub when you're introducing your reader to the hidden treasures of Den Haag, The Netherlands? Perhaps. But I always hold in high regard a pub that brings together nations in a way where everyone feels at home. Oh yes, there are the futbol matches played on multiple screens, a small stage where local live musicians, standup comics and karaoke misfits can find (or not find) an audience, as well as a respectable pub quiz and good ales, stouts and lagers on tap.
But there is an additional welcoming, intimate feeling that is perhaps missing elsewhere. Maybe it's because the beer garden is actually part of the adjacent royal palace gardens. Or maybe that the bartenders learn your name (and your dog's name) quickly, and they won't need reminding by your third visit. Maybe the draw is the kitchen, offering the best nachos in all of Holland, which tells you everything you need to know about O'Casey's and its approach to food...not to mention (ahem) Holland.
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Their lunch menu includes nice basics with a special touch of something unexpected, for example, creamy eggs with caramelized radicchio.
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Oma Toos, overlooking the picturesque harbour, gives you a delicious taste of Dutch cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere without paying “tourist prices”.
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I think it certainly makes for a cute and spontaneous photo opportunity.
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"Clingendael Bos" in The Hague is one of several large forests in the city. This one has bunkers left over from WWII where I love playing with my kids!
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"Museum Rijswijk" in The Hague is a fine example of what makes Dutch museum often so worthwhile: it's a commitment to the local...
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"Spellenhuis Den Haag" is what I wish had existed when I was a kid: a games shop with a full slate of daily activities where you can play for hours on end!
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"1646" in The Hague is a project space where you can view, and often participate in, art that runs towards the intellectual and the avant-garde...
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"Skatepark De Kuil" in The Hague is not just a playground for all ages and yes, a cool skatepark - it's an essential component of a vibrant community!
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"Clingendael Pet Cemetery" in The Hague has about a dozen headstones that mark the lives and deaths of pooches from the turn of the 20th century...
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"Het Balihuisje" is The Hague's attempt to keep up with the 21st-century version of urban chic. It aspires to be a hub of creativity as well as a cafe!
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This is The Hague's Holocaust Memorial - the way it's set up, once cannot avoid seeing it. History must be remembered or it will be repeated...
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